My 3rd and final day off from the mail trail. Tomorrow it's back to work. It's 19 out there. I stepped out at 3:30 AM. The sky was full of stars. Yesterday I looked up the moon cycles. The moon is New on the 20th. Two days from now.
I mowed brush on the other side of the Bean last evening. Enough to keep the trails open. I quit when I couldn't see. Then I texted Hayden. In no time he was there to pick me up. He had the heaters on high in the cab. That felt good to get into.
I almost talked myself out of mowing. I wanted to just stay around the house with my family while they were outside working. Company and companionship.
I was reading today's journal entries from years prior. Last year I wrote:
"Two years ago I was buying Bitcoin in the 16 thousands after the FTX crash. Right now it is 90K. Unbelievable."
Yesterday it fell below 90K. Depressing. It was feeling like it would never drop below 100K ever again.
From 2023: "Hayden (14 yrs. old) came in tonight from feeding animals. He was looking at the stars. He was asking questions about constellations. The waxing moon is in the sky right now."
I'm going to watch the fire and attempt to read "Time and The Soul," by Jacob Needleman. Reading a book in front of the fire is usually calming.
I hope you have a great day!
Fire 38
11.18.25
